KOMISJA EUROPEJSKA KOMISJA KRAJOWADG ds. Zatrudnienia, NSZZSpraw Społecznych  i Włączenia Społecznego

Budget Heading 04 03 01 08, programme VP/2018/001 Support for social dialogue;

Duration of the project :from 15.01.2019 till 31.12.2020 

Leader : National Commission of NSZZ „Solidarność” Co‐applicants : CIOP (Poland), CISL (Italy), ACV‐CSC 

(Belgium), LBAS (Latvia), Konfederacja Lewiatan (Poland).

Associated organisations: European Social Dialogue ‐ ETUC, FERPA; Trade Unions: CSDR (Romania), KSS (North Macedonia); Employers’ organisation – OEK (North Macedonia);.. 

Signed on 8 March 2017 by: ETUC (Luca Visentini – General Secretary and Peter 

Scherrer – Deputy General Secretary) BusinessEurope (Emma Marcegaglia – President) CEEP (Valeria Ronzitti – General Secretary ) UEAPME (Ulrike Rabmer–Koller – President)

Project promotes cross‐sectoral ESD in line with : European Pillar of Social Rights: 08‐SD & involvement of workers; 09‐work‐life balance; 05‐secure & adaptable employment; 10‐healthy, safe & well adapted work environment.

ESD, a force for innovation and change (COM(2002)341) item 2.4.2. on social partners role in the transposition of ESD agreements to the national level.

Partnership for change in an enlarged Europe (COM(2004)557) ‐ “awareness and understanding of the results of ESD”; item 3.2.1 Synergies with the national level; item 4.4 Autonomous agreements.

Preparation of activities that meet the assumptions of „ Autonomous Agreement on Active Ageing  and Intergenerational Approach” in 2 aspects: Expert ‐ to initiate the implementation of the 

Agreement at national levels; Popularizing ‐ required by this Agreement: "Social 

partners have also a role to disseminate information on effective tools within their membership, including based on practice in other European countries, and to transfer the necessary know‐how on how to use them.”

2 directly linked components: The expert component based on the expertnetwork, 36 cases of good practices and actionplans developed on national workshops in 6 partners’ countries;

The training component based on the newtraining module:

5 international training sessions for socialpatrners leaders engaged in SD (in Poland – 2, in Belgium, in Italy, in North Macedonia)

Creating conditions for implementation of AAIA by social partners’ joint network that will elaborate overview of national legal regulations, prepare national action plans, develop catalogue of good practices.

Improving social partners’ skills on conducting social dialogue according to EU standards resulting in better working conditions, prolonged, effective professional career and promotion of the AAIA content through training and other promotional measures in project partners’ states during the project.

The Steering Group (4 meetings) An expert network (Partner experts,researchers and practitioners in the field ofSD and project subject, SD negotiators)

Trainers developing a training module andrunning training courses

Cooperation & information exchange ‐ conditions forimplementation of AAIA by: Overview of source materials on national legal regulations

and good practices concerning the issues included in AAIA; Analysis of 36 cases of good practices from 6 countries:

ergonomics & adaptation of the workplace to the needs ofolder workers, transfer their experience to youngerworkforce;

Developing 6 national action plans verified by social partners with the academic support at 2 workshops in each partner’s country;

Verification and validation of the final project report.

Analysing materials collected by the network and discussed atthe 4 SG meetings – in the context of the needs of target groups :EC, European Social Partners & national actors of SD.

36 cases of good practices – to know different ways of age &intergenerational issues management in companies.

12 national worshops – to set up a long lasting national SDplatforms for implementation of AAIA to national levels.

Report – to support SD by conclusions & recommendations fromexpert network. Target groups: EC (e.g. for needs of AnnualGrowth Surveys, Employment Reports), European Social Partners& their national affiliates, stakeholders from partners’ countries,employers’ and TU leaders of SD at national/company levels.

1 conference promoting the project results.

Training module – on active ageing & intergenerational approach for social partners’ representatives to promote and increase their awareness of AAIA content; 

5 bilateral training sessions – for promotion of AAIA and its good practices/experiences. For 100 leaders of employers & workers to be run in 4 countries: 2 in Poland (PL /LV, PL/RO), 1 in Belgium, 1 in Italy, 1 in North Macedonia.

Report with summary in 5 languages comprising: conclusions from desk research, 36 cases and list of good 

systemic practices from partner countries; proposed solutions/good practices in the area of:

‐ ergonomics and adaptation of work posts to the needs of senior workers;

‐ intergeneration approach at the company level; information on current opportunities available to social 

partners for implementation of the AAIA; recommendations for systemic changes in national legal 

provisions; model collective agreement including issues from AAIA.

1 universal tool kit to collect cases of AAIA in companies. 36 cases on ergonomics & adaptation of the workplace to 

the needs of older workers and transfering their experience to younger workforce.

6 national action plans worked out by social partners with academic support at 2 workshops in each country.

12 workshops for national stakeholders. 1 international conference to promote the project 

results. Report and training module popularizing the content of 

AAIA disseminated within the partners’ structures. 100 social partners’ leaders trained to promote AAIA.

National action plans ‐ could be used to:‐ monitor implementation of AAIA by its European signatories; ‐ test ETUC guidelines in 6 countries; ‐ to popularize content of AAIA. Comparative analysis of different cases. National workshops to initiate a long‐term approach, 

engage relevant stakeholders at national /company levels and mobilize them in terms of AAIA implementation. 

Bilateral training to promote ESD and show how to tackle AAIA issues in collective bargaining and in collective agreements. 

Report including guidelines for integrated policy framework. 

1. Signing of partnership agreements – asap!!!2. Analysis of source materials and collection of case

studies – till 12.07.20193. Final date of the 2nd SG meeting – 3‐4.10. in Florence4. Preparation for 2nd SG meeting ‐ till 30.09.2019 on collected case studies in your countries; on good practices gathered from case studies; on conclusions from the interviews; on added value for the EC; on the framework agenda for the 1st national workshop 

basing on knowledge from collected case studies.

Maria Żytko – Project Coordinatorm.zytko@solidarnosc.org.pl